Modelling Destination Competitiveness - A Survey and Analysis of the Impact of Competitiveness Attributes

The following is a list of sources for research and information related to travel and tourism.

BC Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation
BC Stats - Data Services
Capilano College
Council of Tourism Associations (COTA)
Go2 - The Resource for People in Tourism
Simon Fraser University - Centre for Tourism Policy and Research
Vancouver Public Library - Business and Economics Division
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC)
Canadian Tourism Research Institute (CTRI)
Statistics Canada - Pacific Regional Reference Centre
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Travel and Tourism Research Association - Canadian Chapter
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Purdue University: Hospitality & Tourism Management Department
United States International Trade Administration-Tourism Industries
Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
World Travel and Tourism Council
HVS - Global Hospitality Consulting
Pannell Kerr Forster
International Federation for IT: Travel and Tourism Electronic

BC Information

BC Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation
Tourism Online Resource Centre
Web: www.bctorc.ca

BC Stats - Data Services
Tel: 250.387.0327
Fax: 250.387.0329
Email: BC.Stats@gems8.gov.bc.ca
Website: www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca  

Capilano College
Tel: 604.984.1769
Fax: 604.984.4985
Website: www.capcollege.bc.ca/student-services/library/index.xhtml  

Council of Tourism Associations (COTA)
Phone: 604.685.5956
Fax: 604.685.5915
Email: info@cotabc.com
Website: http://www.cotabc.com  

Go2 - The Resource for People in Tourism
Tel: 604.633.9787
Fax: 604.633.9796
Email: info@go2hr.ca
Website: http://www.go2hr.ca  

Simon Fraser University - Centre for Tourism Policy and Research
Tel: 604.291.3074
Fax: 604.291.4968
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/~dossa/  

Tourism British Columbia - Research Services
Tel: 250.387.1567 [information requests]
Fax: 250.356.8246
Email: research@tourismbc.ca
Website: http://www.tourism.bc.ca   

Vancouver Public Library - Business and Economics Division
Tel: 604.331.3603 (main) or 604.331.3624 (Business Desk)
Fax: 604.331.3800
Website: http://www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/bus/home.html  

Canadian-based tourism research organizations

The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Tel: 613.954.3943
Fax: 613.954.3945
Email: ctx_feedback@ctc-cct.ca
Website: http://www.canadatourism.com  

Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC)
Tel: 613.231.6949
Fax: 613.231.6853
Email: cthrc@cthrc.ca
Website: http://www.cthrc.ca 
 
Canadian Tourism Research Institute (CTRI) (an affiliate of The Conference Board of Canada)
Tel: 613.526.3280 or 1.866.711.2262
Fax: 613.526.4857
Email: ctri@conferenceboard.ca
Website: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/ctri/default.htm 
 
Statistics Canada - Pacific Regional Reference Centre Advisory Services
Tel: 604.666.3691 or 1.800.263.1136
Fax: 604. 666.4863
Email: infostats@statcan.ca
Website: http://www.statcan.ca  

Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Tel: 613.238.3883
Fax: 613.238.3878
Email: info@tiac-aitc.ca
Website: http://www.tiac-aitc.ca 
 
Tourism Research Links
Website: http://www.waksberg.com  

Travel and Tourism Research Association - Canadian Chapter
Phone: 613.238.3883
Email: info@ttracanada.ca
Website: http://www.ttracanada.ca  

Internationally-based tourism research organizations

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Tel: 510.625.2055
Fax: 510.625.2044
Email: americas@pata.org
Website: http://www.pata.org  

Purdue University Hospitality & Tourism Management Department - (Alastair M. Morrison website)
Fax: 1.765.496.1168
Website: http://omni.cc.purdue.edu/~alltson/journals.htm  

United States International Trade Administration-Tourism Industries
Email: webmaster@tinet.ita.doc.gov
Website: http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov  

Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)
Tel: 202.408.8422
Fax 202.408.1255
Email: feedback@tia.org
Website: http://www.tia.org 
 
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
Tel: 34.91.567.8100
Fax: 34.91.571.3733
 Email: omt@world-tourism.org
Website: http://www.world-tourism.org  

World Travel and Tourism Council
Tel: 44.870.727.9882
Fax: 44.870.728.9882
Email: enquiries@wttc.org
Website: http://www.wttc.org  

HVS - Global Hospitality Consulting
www.hvsinternational.com - (604) 988-9743

Pannell Kerr Forster
www.pkfcanada.com
phone - 604.689.3833

International Federation for IT and Travel and Tourism
www.ifitt.org